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Estate of
John Gowdy
Dec=d
1846
Box 174 Pack 3282
WILL OF JOHN GOWDY
27 April 1846
State of South Carolina }
Abbieville District }
In the name of God Amen.
I, John Gowdy, of the State and District aforesaid, being weak & frail in boddy but sound and disposing mind & being admonished by my present bodily affliction that my life is short & also being desirous to make some disposition of my worldly effects do make & ordain this to be my last will & testament.
And 1st I consign My body to the dust that from whence it Came & My spirit to God who gave it.
Item 2nd It is my desire that my family, to wit, my beloved wife, my son Robert M. Gowdy & my daughters Eliza & Jane should remain together during the life of my wife.
Item 3rd It is my will & desire that my property both real & personal should remain together during the life of my beloved wife, unless she desires it to be sold sooner & if so she is at liberty to have a part or the whole of it disposed of at any time she thinks proper.
Item 4th Whenever my property is disposed of either before or after the death of my wife it is my will that each of my children should share & share alike with the exception of my daughters Eliza
& Jane who are to receive each one hundred dollars, more than an equal distribution share of my estate B the children of my deceased daughter Nancy who was the wife of James Cunningham are to receive the share that would be coming to their mother if she was alive.
Item 5th It is my will & desire that my friend David Keller Esqr. And my beloved son Robert M. Gowdy should act as the Executors of this my Last Will & testament.
Signed, sealed, published & delivered & acknowledged to be my last will & testament this twenty seventh day of April one thousand Eight hundred & forty six.
In the presence of
G.W. Cromer John X Gowdy {Seal}
James Irwin
Isaac Branch
South Carolina
Abbieville District
In the matter of John Gowdys last will
It appearing on the Examination that the paper foregoing is the true last will & Testament of John Gowdy dec=d ordered that it be admitted to Probate in common form.
David Lesly
O. A. D.
The foregoing Will of John Gowdy was duly admited to probate this day (30 Apr 1846) on the oath of Isaac Branch one of the subscribing witnesses thereto, and David Keller & Robert M. Gowdy were duly qualified to act as Executors thereof. D. Lesly OAD
South Carolina
Abbieville District
Personally came Dr. Isaac Branch one of the subscribing witnesses to this paper or instrument of writing and being duly sworn in open court on the Holy Evangelist of Almighty God, deposed that he was personally present & did see John Gowdy sign, seal, publish pronounce & declare the same to be his last will & Testament B that testator was at the time of sound & disposing mind, memory & understanding to the best of his knowledge & belief & that G. W. Cromer & James Irwin together with himself in presence of each other & in presence of & at the request of the Testator did sign their names as witnesses to the (dec?) execution thereof.
Isaac Branch
Sworn to before me
30th Apr 1846
David Lesly
O.A.D.
South Carolina
Abbieville District
Personally came David Keller Esq. & Robert M. Gowdy, the two exers. named in the will & made oath that the foregoing paper or instrument of writing is the true last will & Testament of John Gowdy dec=d so far and they know or believe, and that they will & faithfully execute the same, by paying first the Debts, & then the legacies contained in the said Will as far as the goods & chattels will thereunto extend & the law charge them, & and that they will make & return a just & true, inventory & appraiserment thereof as the law dictate.
Sworn to before me 30 Apr 1846
David Keller
David Lesly Robert M. Gowdy
O.A.D.
THESE are to authorize and empower you, or any three or four of you, whose names a hereunder written, to repair to all such parts and places within this State, as you shall be directed unto by
David Keller, Robert M. Gowdy, Exors named in the last will & testament of John Gowdy dec=d
late of Abbieville District deceased, wheresoever any of the goods and chattels of the said deceased are or do remain within the said parts and places, and which shall be shown unto you by the said Executors and there view and appraise all and every the said goods and chattels, being first sworn on the Holy Evangelists of Almighty God, to make a true and perfect Inventory and Appraisement thereof, and to cause the same to be returned under your hands or any three or four of you, to the said Executors on or before the 30th day of June now next ensuing.
Dated the 30th day of April in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred forty six and in the Twen th Year of American Independence.
TO MESSRS. George W. Cromer, Philip Cromer, Samuel Irvin, James Irvin, & Archibald McCord or any three or four of them. David Lesly OAD
MEMORANDUM B That on the Fourth day of June in the Year of our Lord, One Thousand Eight Hundred and forty six personally appeared before me David Keller one ~~ of the Justices assigned to keep the Peace in said District. Philip Cromer, G.W. Cromer, & Jas. Irwin being
Three of the Appraisers appointed to Appraise the goods and chattels of John Gowdy late of Abbieville Dist. deceased, who being duly sworn, made oath that they would make a just and true appraisement of all and singular the goods and chattels of the said John Gowdy deceased, as shall be produced by Davd. Keller Exr. of the Estate of the said deceased, and that they would return the same certified under their hands unto the said D. Keller on or before the Fourth day of June
1846.
SWORN the day and year above written, before me David Keller, Magt.
Philip Cromer
G.W. Cromer
James Irvin
_______ of appnt
Estate
Jno. Gowdy, Dec=d
Box 174 B 3282
Entered in AJournal@
page 176
E_____
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Recorded in Invty
& Sales
Page 455
11 Jan 1846
South Carolina Abbieville District
The following is the appraisement of the Personal Estate of John Goudy, Dec=d
A lot of Cattle 40.00
A lot of Hogs 43.25
A lot of sheep 6.00
A lot of Plows 6.25
A lot of Plow gear 3.00
A waggon & line gear 25.00
One Sorrel horse Lery 45.00
One Bay horse Charley 15.00
One boy Lewis 150.00
One boy Edmond 580.00
A lot of (Smiths?) 4.00
A lot of Carpenter tools & Sundrys 5.00
One lot of Wheel & reals 8.00
One lot of saddle & bridle 7.00
One lot of wool 2.63
Two Barrels of flower 8.00
One Barrel and meal (?) 2.00
Two sides of leather 3.00
One cupboard and contents 1.00
One pair of stillards 1.75
Kitchen utensils 5.00
One lot of tin and sundry 5.00
One loom and harnes and stays &... 6.00
Two spinning wheals . 40
One Carriage and harness 15.00
End page
The same returned
One lot of fodder 3.00
waggon ____ and sundries 3.00
One lot of sundres 7.00
One fan 1.00
One lot of corn 10.00
One lot of planks (?) 1.00
One lot of gear 1.00
Hoes, mat____, _____, and sundries 4.00
One lot of bacon 21.40
One lot of lard and jars 2.00
One safe and contents 3.00
One keg and molasses 3.00
One lot of salt and barrel 1.50
One barrel and soap 4.00
Churn boll and sundries 1.00
One sack of fodder 1.00
Sheep skins and rawhide 1.00
One lot of shears 5.00
1. One bead bedstead and furniture 10.00
2. One ______ and furniture 10.00
3. One d____ and furniture 20.00
4. One _____ and furniture 25.00
Bed clothing 30.00
One brass clock 20.00
One barrow 10.00
One folding leaf table 8.00
Shaving utensils and glasses 2.00
Two chests and little wheal 3.00
Two tables and chests 2.00
End of page
The same returned
One cupboard and contents 14.25 (?)
One lot of books 11.00 (?)
One pair of fire dogs and saw irons and pot rack 4.00
Two window curtains 1.00
One lot of cotton 3.00
We the undersigned certify the above to be a true appraisement of the personal Estate of John Gowdy, Dec=d. Given under our hands this 4th day of June in the year of our Lord 1846.
Philip Cromer
Sworn appraisers G. H. Cromer
James Irwin
Thomas Robinson Clerk
1st Return of David Keller, Exer. of John Gowdy dec=d in Ordinary, 6 Jany 1847
Recpts
1847 Jany Rec=d on an unknown amt per
John (McLain?) $2.00
Note: Out of the (corn?) appraised B Dr. F. Branch _______
the familyC$15.00 worth at 1.00 pr bush. 15 bush & the
exec. Keller by credit & not cash
______ a note against the Estate for $7.22 per Branch
________________________________________
1847 Jany 6 V Paid Dr. F. Branch, amt. _____ $ 5.50
1846 June V Pd. J. Lesly ody 5.50
A V Pd clerk for deed 1.00
A V Pd R. D______ly for coffin 3.50
Paid for this first Return to Ord 3.00
$18.50
probate on R. D_____ly amt .25
swearing? of appraisers 1.00
$19.75
South Carolina
Abbieville District
Personally appeared John Keller Exor. & made oath the above Return is just & true.
David Keller
Sworn to before me
6th Jany 1847
David Lesly O.A.D.
______________________________________________
Sale Bill of a Negro boy named Edmond belonging to the Estate of John Goudy Deceased
Made this fifth day of January 1852 terms 12 month Credit in Trust from date
Purchasers Name
John Devlin 1 Negro boy Edmond 865.00
South Carolina
Abbieville District
sworn to before me
this 19th Jany 1852
F.W. (Pelleck?)
o.a.d. I do Swear that the
above is a correct & true
Sale Bill of the Boy
Edmond.
David Keller
_____________________________________________________________________________
South Carolina
Abbieville District } In ordinary
Settlement of the Estate of John Gowdy, Dec=d, so far as a negro Boy Edmond is concerned
Amt Received for Edmond $865.00
He being sold on 12 months credit
Interest from date 60.55
$925.55
Deduct error in price of negro
& interest thereon........ is.... 5.35
Amt received 920.20
Commission off 23.00
897.20
Amt retained as per will in pay Eliza $100.
A @ A @ A @ A Jane 100.
200.00
Commission on for paying out 5.00 205.00
$ 692.20
Amt Expended for first Return 3.62
Commission on ... .09 3.71
684.49
Ordinary Expenses 3.50
684.99
Commission for paying 2 2 17.12
5 Disbursements $667.87
133.57
And so it is decreed.
F. W. Pelleak O.A.D.
_____________________________________________
Return of Receipts & Expenditures of John Goudy, Deceased, by David Keller Executor for 1851
1852 January 9 V Paid Allen & (kin?) a/c $1.12
A @ 9 V A F.P. Robertson 1.00
A @ 21 V A Ordinary 1.50
$3.62
I swear that the above return is just & true.
David Keller
So. Ca
Abb. Dict.
Sworn to before me, this 21 January 1852 F.W. Polleck O.A.D.
_____________________________________________
$133.57 Summery the fourth A.D. 1853
We assent to the within Settlement and acknowledge to have
received from him David Keller, Esq. Executor of our fathers
will the sum of One Hundred and Thirty Three Dollars & Fifty
seven cents, in full of our share of the Boy Edmond...
Eliza Gowdy
Test. Jas. Cunningham Jane Gowdy
1853 And also two Hundred is provided by our father=s last
Jany 4th Will. Received at the same time as the above.
Eliza Goudy
Jane Goudy
Test. Jas. Cunningham
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174-3282
Settlement
Estate
John Gowdy
deceased
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Entered Journal
Page 41
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Recorded Book R _____
Pages 128 & 129
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This 5th January 1853
________________________________________
The State of South Carolina
Abbieville District
In accordance with the last will and testament of my late Husband John Gowdy, dec=d. I have the power and privilege to bring to Sale any part or the whole of his estate.
The AItem@ in said will which I refer to is the 3rd and which is in these words Ait is my will &
desire that my property both real & personal should remain together during the life of My beloved wife, unless she desires it to be sold sooner & if so she is at liberty to have a part or the whole of it disposed of at any time she thinks proper@.
Now be it known, that, for various considerations me thereunto moving. I have concluded that the whole of the property, real and personal, belonging to the Estate of said deceased be sold by public outcry on the 30th day of November next on such terms as the Executor of the said will viz: David Keller Esq. may deem most proper. And I hereby authorize and desire the said executor to bring to sale, as above specified, the said Real & personal property.
Given under my hand and seal this 30th day of November 1858.
her
Jane X Gowdy {Seal}
mark
Signed & sealed in the presence of
Wm. Hill
Wm. Mc_lwain
The State of Mississippi
Tippah County
Know all men by these presents that I, Robert Goudy of said County and State, have nominated, constituted and appointed and by these presents do nominate, constitute and appoint William Goudy of the County of Tippah in said State, my Agent and attorney in fact for me, to obtain and receive from David Keller Executor of the Estate of John Goudy, dec=d in Abbieville District State of South Carolina or from any person who may have the Same in possession, any money or personal property coming to me from said Estate. And I authorize and empower my said agent to sell any land coming to me from said estate in such way and in such terms as he shall deem best, and for me and in my name to make execute and deliver to the purchaser or purchasers of the Same such deed or deeds or bond or bonds for title, with such conditions or currants as he shall Stipulate.
I further empower my said agent or attorney for me and in My name to give any and all necessary receipts or vouchers for said property or any property coming to me from the estate of David Keller John Gowdy, dec=d in Said State of South Carolina Abbieville District.
And I fully empower him for me and in My name to institute and prosecute or Cause to be prosecuted any Suit or Suits in law or Chancery which my be necessary or expedient for the recovery of said property coming to me from said estate, and for me and in My name to Execute and deliver any bond or bonds or other instruments in writing necessary or proper in such Suit or Suits, to employ attornies and take any and every other Step necessary or expedient for the recovery of said property, And for me and in My name to execute and deliver any bond or bonds or other instruments in writing necessary or proper in such suit or Suits, to employ attornies and take any an every other step necessary or expedient for the recovery of any money or property coming to me from said estate of John Goudy.
And I hereby fully ratify and confirm all the acts of my said agent and under the Authority vested in him by this power of Attorney.
Signed and sealed this 16 day of November 1858 {Seal}
I do also as co-executor with David Keller of the last will of John Goudy of Abbieville District State of South Carolina do fully authorize and empower William Goudy to act for me as said Executor to him in any sale of land and personal estate and for me to sign seal and deliver to purchasers any and all said Deeds of currencies that may be necessary to be made or executed by me as such co executor hereby ratifying whatever my said agent may do in or about the premises as fully and completely as if I were personally present and did the Same my self.
Witnesses Robert M. Goudy {Seal}
Thos. J. Dickerson
M. H. Norton
The State of Mississippi
Tippah County
Personally appeared before me Daniel Hunt Clerk of the Probate Court of said County the within received Robert M. Gowdy who acknowledged that he Signed Sealed and delivered the foregoing Power or letters of Attorney on the day and year therein Mentioned as his act and Deed and for the purposes ________ expressed.
In witness whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and the Seal of said Court at office the
16th day of November 1858
Daniel Hunt Clerk
The State of Mississippi
Tippah County
I James Rogan Judge of the Probate Court in and for Said County do hereby Certify that Daniel Hunt whose genuine Signature appears to the above Certificate is and was at the date thereof Clerk of the Probate Court for Tippah County and State aforesaid duly Commissioned and qualified and that full forth and Credit is and of right ought to be given to all of his official acts and doings and that his Said Certificate